Hard to Love – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the raw honesty of "Hard to Love" by Calvin Harris and Jessie Reyez! This soulful, funky track offers a compelling narrative about self-worth and genuine connection. Through Jessie Reyez's expressive lyrics and delivery, you can explore nuanced emotional vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to relationships and self-acceptance, making it a powerful song for language learners.
[English]
(soft music)♪ I don't like to talk, but I love to sing ♪
♪ And I don't smoke, but I love to drink ♪
♪ I'm paranoid, I don't miss a thing ♪
♪ But I'm still nice, at least that's what I think ♪
♪ Fall in love, like I'm a fiend ♪
♪ But then I pull out, and say ♪
♪ "I need freedom, I need freedom" ♪
♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪
♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪
♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪
♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪
♪ Oh, baby, I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪
♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪
♪ I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪
♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪
♪ 'Course you love me, you don't know me ♪
♪ But I got news for you, I came broken ♪
♪ Ego issues, my head is swollen ♪
♪ I got a million chips on my shoulder ♪
♪ But if you stick despite all I showed ya ♪
♪ Maybe you don't need freedom, freedom ♪
♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪
♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪
♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪
♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪
♪ Oh, baby, I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪
♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me, yeah ♪
♪ I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪
♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪
♪ Go deeper, go deep ♪
♪ I love it when your roots go deep ♪
♪ So I know you won't leave ♪
♪ Go deeper, go deep ♪
♪ I love it when your roots go deep ♪
♪ So I know you won't leave ♪
♪ Go deeper ♪
♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪
♪ I know that they love me for real ♪
♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪
♪ I know that they love me for real ♪
♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪
♪ I know that they love me for real ♪
♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪
♪ I know that they love me for real ♪
♪ Go deeper ♪
♪ Go deeper ♪
♪ I know you know what I'm talking about ♪
♪ Go deeper ♪
♪ Go deep ♪
♪ Oh my God, that feels nuts on its own ♪
♪ That shit feels like fucking ♪
♪ That shit feels like ♪
♪ That shit feels like some ego tripping shit ♪
Key Vocabulary
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paranoid /ˌpærəˈnɔɪd/ B2 |
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fiend /fiːnd/ B2 |
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freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2 |
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heartbreaker /ˈhɑːrtbreɪkər/ B1 |
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fake /feɪk/ A2 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ A2 |
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issues /ˈɪʃuːz/ B1 |
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swollen /ˈswɒlən/ B1 |
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stick /stɪk/ A2 |
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showed /ʃoʊd/ A2 |
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deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B1 |
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roots /ruːts/ B1 |
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ugly /ˈʌɡli/ A2 |
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tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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